(San Antonio Texas
		(Feb 2nd 1866
Dear wife
	I now seat my
self to writ a fiew lines to
you in reply to yours of the
12th of last month. which
i recieved this afternoon. i
am well at present and
i hope when this reaches
you it will find you all
enjoying the same good health
in greenbush.
	We are getting
ready to come home now
as fast as we can. they
are making out the papers
to muster us out and i
dont know but we will get
started for home next week
at least it will not be
but a short time before we

    will be ready. it will take
the regiment about four weeks
to come to jackson where 
we will get our discharg and
pay.
	as there is no news
to write i will stop 
the weather is very warm
here now and i hope it
will keep so until we get 
acrossed the Gulf
	hoping to be with
you soon i will bid
you good bye.

		Wm Eaegle

E.A.E.